Seascape
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1890s
MediumWatercolor on board
DimensionsOverall: 17 x 10 1/16 in. (43.2 x 25.6 cm)
InscribedLabel: "sepia toned seacoast unsigned". Sticker: "From F. Weber & Co. Artists Materials 1125 Chestnut St. Philadelphia"
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.47
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a watercolor painting on board of a still sea, with the beach on the right and a rocky promontory center right.Label TextSeascape, ca. 1890s Watercolor on board Beach and Waves, ca. 1890s Oil on panel William Trost Richards used a variety of materials when working outdoors. While he made some of his plein-air paintings on thin pieces of wood panel, as with the smaller picture in this case, he painted others on commercially produced artist’s board, as seen with the larger work. Such lightweight and inexpensive materials were ideal for creating these studies and sketches—simple but often beautiful exercises that the artist never intended to exhibit or sell. Gifts of Edith Ballinger Price 94.24.47 and .53 Exhibition History“Seascapes by William Trost Richards,” Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 9 - May 1, 2016.
